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Published Online: September 1974

A Practical Therapeutic Use of the Telephone

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

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The telephone in psychotherapy is frequently used as an emotional safety valve. The author describes its use as a planned, often daily, part of therapy in which positive behavior is reinforced. Two cases are presented, along with a discussion of the technique involved.

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American Journal of Psychiatry
Pages: 1030 - 1031
PubMed: 4411710

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Published in print: September 1974
Published online: 12 February 2015

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JOHNN A. CHILES
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences RP-10, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash. 98195

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